Rabbi Eli Levitansky blows the shofar during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana (literally "head of the year") at Santa Monica College on Thursday, September 29, 2011. Rosh Hashanah marks the start of a new year in the Hebrew calendar. The shofar blast marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Repentance from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur.